Motion-picture mechanism.



J. TESSIER.

MOTION PICTURE MECHANISM APPLIGATIQN FILED APILBO, 1913. 1,087,996. Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

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'rnssmn, or rHILADELrHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, assienon TO LUBIN MANU- rac'runme company, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A oonronarion F rnnnsrnvama. Y Y v MOTION-PICTURE MECHANISM.

1,0 i Specification of Letters Patent, f t 24, 1914, 1 Application filed April so, 1913. Serial No. 764,503.

. Toall whom "it may concern: Zines 2 containing the reels 3 which are re- Be it known that I, J LIEN Tnssmn, a spectively adapted for paying out and windcitizen of the Republic of France, residing ing up the film 4;; the film passing from one in. the city of Philadelphia, county of Hhilreel 3 over the roller 5 downwardly through 5 adelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have the registering passage 6 of one magazine invented certain Improvements-in Motionand passage 7 ofthe part 1, over the feed- Picture Mechanism, of which the following ing sprocket 8 therein, back over this is a specification. H sprocket, and upwardly through a second My invention relates-more particularly to registering passage 7 in the part 1 and pas- '10 improvements in film magazines for motion sage 6 in a second magazine 2, over the'corpicture cameras and projecting machines. Y responding roller 5 onto the other reel 3.

My leading object is to provide improved The top of the part 1 has fixed thereon a means. forconnecting and disconnecting the plate 8 provided with the parallel flanges 9 .magazines with thecamera or projecting and 10 and' the transv l t nding dov .15 machine, and,'by the same operation, Open-. tail cleat 11 disposed between the passages ing and closing the passages through which 7: Sl des 12, parallel to the cleat 11 nd on the films. are-drawmattaining the desiderata opposite sides of the passages 7 are movable of providing. efiicient means for attaching through the flanges 9 and 10 and have there and d taching. the magazines whil utoin longitudinal slots 13 through which pass Y 20 matically'preventing the admission'of' light guiding studs 14: fixed to the plate 8, the

through the film passages ofthe magazines slides hav ng dovetail Wings 15 extending when they are detached and openin suchtherefrom. These slides are reciprocated by film'pas'sages by the operation of e ecting handles comprisingthe' crank levers 16 conthe tt hm nt, I ,nected thereto by pivots .17, the leversbeing .25 I The characteristic features of my imfulcrumed on the studs 18 F xed 1n tlie part1. g0

- provements are fully disclosed infthe follow- Each magazine? is provided with a doveing description and the accompanying drawtail cleat 19 having the undercut wing 20 i i m h-Mi n th of, 1 adapted for engaging the sim larly undercut ii th d i Figu 1 i a t wing 21 of the cleat 11, the notch 22 adapttional elevation representing the top of a ed for passing a wing 15 of the slide m or j cting hi i bin registering therewith, and the undercut :tion with cooperating parts of the film niagi g 93 apted torengaging the sim lar 1 azines fixed thereon; Fig. -2 is' a sectional ings 15 n the slide 12, this cleat having view taken thnough a corner of a film magat e passage 6 cut thcrethrough. Each mag- 85 zine having-applied thereto improvements aY me 1S L1S0 prov ded with a second cleat of my invention adapted for cooperation ClISPOSGd" parallel to the cleat 19 and having means fixed upon a camera Q1- projecta HOtC ll 2D and undercut -W1D gS 26, the IlOtCl'] ing niachinerFig. 3 is'a' sectional view'taken s p fi g of g through a corner of a film magazine disgS the fvlngsee bemgfldapte i 40 posedin cooperative relation to the top of a for g s g the W gS f 95 camera or projecting machine; Fig. t is a It will be understood that magazines 0 ti l i t k on th li 4.41 f F this character are placed upon a kinetoscope 3 Fig. 5'is a top plan view of a ti f a 1, between the flanges 9 and 10 thereof, with camera or projecting machine having imth WlngS 20 in engagement with the wings 45 provements of my invention applied 'there- 21 and the slides 12 re r e s ha he ice to Fi '6 is a sectional view tak'en'on the wlngs 10 pass through the notches 22 and fi 2.6 f Fig, 5; Fig. 7 is a perspective 25 into position for engaging the wings 23 view of a section of the bottom of a film and 26 and are clamped n position by 0pma aziiie having improvements of my incrating the handles 16 to move the slides or 50 vendsion' applied thereto; and Fig. 8 is a bolts 12 so that the w ngs 15 engage the broken sectional view taken on the line 88 wings 23 and of Fig. 5 with a film magazine thereon. Each magazine is provided Wltll a recess -:The mechanism, as illustrated in the draw- 6 forming a part of thep assageo, which in 1 comprises the camera or projecting macontains an angular valve 2.i adapted to be 55 0111116 1 having fixed thereon the film image rocked on the hinge or bearing 28, this valve passage 6 and being normally pressed downwardly 'by the spring 29 f0r effecting the closure of the being movable upwardly against the action of the spring to open the passage 6 by the stud bolts 30, extending through the cleat 1 9, 'the bolts being provided with rings 30' spring 29, together with gravity;.causes the valve 2'1 to close the passage 6 and prevent the admission of light to the interior of the magazine. When the magazine is fixed upon the plate 8, the bolts 30 register with the sockets 8 in the plate and are elevated, causing the opening of the valve27 a'gainst the action of the spring 29 to mov'ementof the film 4 through the'passage permit the free '6, as illustratedinFi g. 4.

3 Having described my invention, I claim:-

I. In a motion picture 'mechanism, the

combination of a' part" having an undercut device thereon, afisecond undercut device movable thereon, and a passage, 'with a sec- 0nd part having an undercut device adapted -for engaging said undercut device first named, a second undercut device adapted to be engaged by said movable undercut device, a passage registering with said pasv sage first named, and means for passing a film through said passages.

a 2. In a motion picture mechanism, apart containing a film feeding device and a passage, a second part containing film carrying means and a passage registering with said passage first named, a valve forautomatically closing the passage of said second named part, means for opening said valve when said second named part is joined. to

said first named part with said passages in registration, and means for fixing said'parts together with said passagesin registration. I 3. In a motion picture-mechanism,v the combination of a kinetoscope :containing a film passage and a fil'mfeeding mechanism, a filin magazine containing film carrying mechanism and a film passage, said passages being adapted for registration, means for automatically closing the passage of said which rest in the sock ets 19' of the cleat 19... When the magazine. is disengaged from the plate 8, the bolts, 30

falltto the position shown in Fig. 2 and the .filmcarrying "mechanism, an" angular valve hinged to said magazine and adapted for closlngthe passage therein, a stud carried by said magazine and movable by-feng'agement' with said kinetoscope toopen said valve when said magazine is fixed on said k1netoscope with said passages inoregistratlon, an undercut ,device fixed 0D..S31d' k1- .netoscope, an undercut device fixed to said magazine and adapted for engaging said first named undercut device when said passages are in registration, and an. undercut vslltle carried by said kinetoscope and adapted for engaging said second named undercut device when said passages, are in registration.

In a motion picture mechanism, the combination-of a kinetos cope having fixed thereon a plate provided with a fixed undercutcleat and a movable undercut slide with,

- a magazlne having. fixed thereto un ercut cleats ada'pted'to be engaged bysaid slide, one of said cleats onsaid magazine engaging said cleat on said plate.

v6. In a motion picture mechanism, a kinetoscope having fixed thereon aplate provided with 'a cleatofdovetail cross-section and slides having wings, in combination with a pair of magazines each provided with a cleat having an undercut section adapted to engage said cleat first named, said magazine cleats being provided with wings adapted to be engaged by respective wings'of said slides.

.75 In a motion picture mechanism, ajkinetoscope halving fixed thereon aplate provided With 'anundercut cleat :and a slide provided with an undercut section, and .a magazine provided with a cleat having a dovetail section adapted for engagement 'with said cleat and for engagement by'said undercut slide, said second named cleat hav ing a notchtherein ,adapted for passing an undercut section of said slide.'

8. In a motion picture mechanism, the

' combination of a ,kinetoscope having a film. -,slot therein, with a magazine having a film slot therein adapted for registration with said first named film slot, an automatic valve normally closing said magazine slot, means for. automatically opening said valve when said kinetoscope and magazine are juxtaposed, I and means comprising a movable member fixed .to one of said devices and adapted for engaging a part of the other for fixing said devices togethen' In testimony whereof I have'hereunto set my hand this' l4th day of April, 1913, in the presence of the subscribing Witnesses.

I JULIEN TESSIER.

Witnesses:

' ()HARLES GOLDSMITH, Jos. G. DENNY, Jr. 

